Bulgaria vs Chile: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Bulgaria
3.0%
in 2025
Chile
2.8%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
12th
Chile rank
14th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Chile, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Chile ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 12th and Chile ranks 14th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 4.8% | 7.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 1.2% | 3.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 4.0% | 3.6% | Chile |
| 1990s | -5.6% | 8.0% | 13.6% | Chile |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | -0.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -0.7% | 0.9% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Bulgaria, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Bulgaria ranks 12th and Chile ranks 14th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.